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n. - A rear paw of a quadruped.

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  • The hindfoot is the rear of the foot, above the heel.
  • (The hindfoot is the rear of the foot, above the heel.)
  • It was a bipedal, feathered carnivore with a long, stiffened tail and an enlarged sickle-shaped claw on each hindfoot, which is thought to have been used to kill its prey.
  • Since the hindfoot receives the largest shockwave with each step, these shoes could help prevent pain in this area.
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